ACSM-Personal Trainer

A heart murmur that is clinically significant may be indicative of:

Valvular heart disease

What BEST assesses lower-body muscular strength?

1-RM (Repetition Maximum) squat

Muscular strength is defined as:

A one-time maximal force that may be exerted and is localized to a joint or muscle group

What muscle group is strengthened when a client performs side-lying leg lifts?

Abductors

Which joint movement occurs in the frontal plane?

Adduction

To measure progress toward goals, reassessments should be performed:

After approximately four to six weeks to better reflect a training effect.

What is NOT a chronic benefit of regular cardiovascular exercise?

Decreased exercise threshold for the onset of disease signs and symptoms

What is an example of the precontemplation stage?

An overweight individual does not value the benefits of exercise

Prior to the first training session scheduled next week, you should provide specific session instructions on:

Appropriate exercise attire

Exchange of blood gases and other nutrients within various tissues occur in the ____________

Capillaries

Exchange of blood gases and other nutrients within various tissues occur in the ____________.

Capillaries

What physiological variable is lower in children as compared to adults?

Cardiac output

A muscle generates enough force to overcome an external resistance and shorten. This is known as what type of action?

Concentric

Because of a recent death in his family, a client begins to consider beginning an exercise program. This is known as:

Contemplation

What strategy will BEST help generate clients?

Developing a professional network of allied health professionals

What is a potential outcome of maintaining a professional presence and disposition when training clients?

Doing so may help generate clients, as this is also a form of advertising

Which body composition method also allows for the assessment of bone mineral density?

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA

When a muscle cannot generate sufficient force to overcome external resistance, the muscle lengthens. This is known as which type of action?

Eccentric

What is considered a hinge joint?

Elbow

Movement resulting in an increase of the joint angle, usually moving posteriorly in the sagittal plane, is called __________.

Extension

During the concentric phase of a hamstring curl, the hamstrings are __________.

Flexed

During the concentric phase of a hamstring curl, the hamstrings are_________.

Flexed

Active listening allows a Personal Trainer to do what effectively?

Gain a better understanding of the client in order to facilitate rapport and program design

The posterior muscle of the hip include:

Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, six deep lateral rotators, and hamstrings

What is MOST accurate regarding goal setting theory?

Goals bring focus and energy toward the desired behavior

A client who states that he or she can participate confidently in an exercise program:

Has good self-efficacy related to exercise

In general, behaviors are so difficult to change because the client:

Has maintained this behavior over time and has reinforced it in his or her environment

What predicts behavior change depending on the perceived threats to one's well-being?

Health belief model

What is a negative risk factor?

High-density lipoprotein 60 mg · dL-1

Which document acknowledges an "assumption of risk" with regard to the participation in physical activity?

Informed consent

A lumbar vertebrae is an example of a ________ bone

Irregular

A lumbar vertebrae is an example of a ________ bone.

Irregular

A muscle maintains constant force w/o any change in joint angle. This is known as what type of action?

Isometric

Which exercise results in the greatest amount of torque from the muscles of the shoulder joint?

Lateral raises in the frontal plane to 90°, humeral abduction with 30-pound dumbbells, elbows extended

Marti is performing unilateral standing calf raises with a dumbbell held in the ipsilateral hand. You cue her to stand up tall and lean back slightly while performing the exercise to ________ and make the exercise ________, thereby increasing efficiency

Lengthen the lever arm; more difficult

A typical chronic response to improved cardiorespiratory fitness is an increase in:

Maximal oxygen consumption

The most prominent adaptation seen with resistance training is:

Muscle hypertrophy.

Strength gains during early phases of resistance training are largely due to changes in the:

Nervous System

What form may be used if health/medical history evaluation form is not readily available?

PAR-Q+

Your client is a 30-year-old male who has not been active in the last few months. He has completed all the forms, and you observe that he does not have any risk factors. He reports that he experienced some shortness of breath while playing a pick-up basketball game this weekend, something he hasn't done in a year. You should:

Perform the appropriate assessments and plan on an exercise program that gradually increases in intensity

What type of training provides an ideal stress on the bone to promote positive adaptations in the bone?

Plyometric training

The following statement is a definition of ________: As the body adapts to a given stimulus, an increase in the stimulus is required for further adaptations and improvements.

Progressive overload

During the initial client-contact process, you find that your potential client would rather work with a trainer of another gender. You should:

Refer the client to another personal trainer who would be more compatible

Following the initial client contact, what are the next steps after the client has completed and returned all forms to you?

Review paperwork and clarify goals

Running is done predominately in what plane of movement?

Sagittal

In a sit-to-stand movement, where is the center of gravity?

Shifted over the base of support

What group of muscles describes the rotator cuff?

Supraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis, and infraspinatus

What is an example of a short bone?

Tarsals and carpals

Your client is a 42-year-old male who has been exercising regularly for the past eight months at a moderate intensity. During your training session, he complains of severe pain in his calf while walking, which subsides after stopping. As the Personal Trainer, what do you recommend?

The client should stop exercising and seek medical clearance

The upper trapezius causes ________ rotation of the scapula and the lower trapezius causes ________ rotation of the scapula.

Upward; upward

Which of the following profiles is considered a risk factor with respect to obesity?

Waist of 40 inches for males

What is the most powerful method of marketing to potential clients?

Word of mouth

To fully stretch the quadriceps, the hip joint must be ________ and the knee joint ________.

extended; flexed

Scoliosis is defined as?

lateral deviation of the spine